Ethiopian 1500m star Diribe Welteji has been suspended for the 2025 World Championships

Jonathan Gault wrote:

CAS just released its rationale for why Welteji was provisionally suspended for Worlds.

Key points:

-Refused test was on February 25, 2025
-DCO says Welteji refused to take test because it was outside her one-hour window (even though athletes can be tested at any time)
-AIU says Welteji has been tested outside her one-hour window 14 times since 2023 and was well aware of her responsibilities
-Welteji claimed she never actually refused the test and that she was only asking why she was being asked to be tested outside the window
-CAS arbitrator concluded there was a "substantial likelihood" that AIU's appeal would be successful and Welteji would ultimately be banned, so that is why she was suspended for Worlds

Link:www.athleticsintegrity.org/downloads/p...

Rekbot 400 wrote:

Unbelievable. Although she clearly explained that she was ready to be tested, they still charged her and banned her for worlds?

No wonder we don't trust any anti-doping authority besides USADA.

rekrunner wrote:

Rekbot 400 wrote:

Unbelievable. Although she clearly explained that she was ready to be tested, they still charged her and banned her for worlds?

No wonder we don't trust any anti-doping authority besides USADA.

Let's take belief out of the equation.

What does the evidence show?

THOUGHTSLEADER wrote:

I think F. Hailu was the listed alternate. She is already coming there for the 5,000. Same mgmt as Welteji ironically.

Rekbot 500 wrote:

rekrunner wrote:

Let's take belief out of the equation.

What does the evidence show?

Is there any evidence?

will they or won't they wrote:

Just banned from the WC. I wonder if ATHLOS will act on this? She is still listed as of right now. Alexis Ohanian is in Tokyo for "Athlos business" according to his twitter post from yesterday.

Link:athlos.com/athletes/

Jonathan Gault wrote:

Yeah, right now it's he-said, she-said. Waiting to see the full case play out, but I'm more inclined to believe the DCO, who has less incentive to lie.

I mean, what does she expect is going to happen when a DCO shows up to her house? That he wants a cup of tea? Athletes are tested outside of their one-hour window all the time. You can't just ask the DCO to come back because you're sleepy.